- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Michigan, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jess
Jess Quessenberry is a licensed marriage and family therapist who aims to make beginning therapy feel less scary. Jess speaks plainly, uses a relaxed style, and often brings humor into sessions to ease tension. They welcome direct language and create a calm space for parents who are overwhelmed, unsure, or facing big life changes.
Jess focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Jess also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, sexual identity questions, and work or career concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on practical steps and clearer day-to-day coping strategies. In sessions Jess uses a mix of approaches chosen to fit each person. Client-centered work keeps the conversation grounded in the client’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness techniques are used to practice staying present and reducing racing thoughts. Jess has eight years of clinical experience and holds an LMFT credential valid in Michigan and California.
Their background includes work with people who identify as LGBT, those navigating neurodiversity like autism and ADHD, and people exploring kink and alternative sexual cultures. Jess is based in California and offers online formats to reach clients across locations. Expect a straightforward, compassionate style that focuses on what matters to you right now.
Jess works with each person to set clear goals, try small experiments between sessions, and track progress in ways that fit a busy parenting life.
What Jess works with
Everything Jess lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jess helps people with.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jess lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Jess draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's priorities, listening closely and shaping work around what feels most important. This approach helps people clarify goals and feel heard as they sort through parenting and life stress.Jess also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thinking that cause distress and to build practical skills for change. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and the day-to-day habits that make parenting feel harder.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jess collaborates with each person to pick and adapt methods that match their needs and preferences. Together they try techniques, check how they feel, and adjust the plan when something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and longer work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people fit short check-ins into busy days or send notes between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Jess
What concerns does Jess help with?
Jess works with people facing parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship challenges. Additional areas include ADHD, body image, and career or work stress.
What is Jess's therapy style like?
Sessions are casual and direct, often with some humor to ease tension. Jess focuses on practical steps and clear, short-term goals.
What experience does Jess bring?
Jess has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns, including trauma histories and parenting-related stress.
What credentials and location apply?
Jess holds an LMFT credential and practices from California, with licensing noted for Michigan LMFT and California LMFT.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Jess is available to work with international clients.
How are sessions delivered online?
Jess provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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